A significant shortage of Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers is raising concerns about their safety and the safety of the communities in which they work, according to several Mounties speaking out from across Canada.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Const. Justin Lee didn’t think twice before diving fully clothed into the icy waters of the Fraser River in Richmond, British Columbia, last week to save a woman. More Here.

A Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer has filed a lawsuit alleging he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder after being exposed to a “significant volume” of child pornography while working in a specialized unit.

The training will occur at locations in Ottawa, Ontario; and Regina, Saskatchewan, related to the technical aspects and proper servicing of the Lamperd Less Lethal 40mm Launcher Platform that was recently purchased by the agency. This contract expires on December 31, 2015.

The two officers attempted to arrest the suspect, but he broke away from them. drew a concealed handgun, and opened fire. Constable Wynn was hit in the head and the auxiliary constable in the torso. The man fled the scene and committed suicide in a nearby vacant house.